Uber introduced Friday yet one more autonomous car partnership because it leverages its dominant ride-hail and supply place whereas counting on companions to produce the self-driving tech it isn’t constructing in-house. Right this moment, the fortunate startup is Chinese language self-driving agency Momenta.
The tie-up comes a day after Uber added Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Could Mobility to its roster of AV collaborators, which additionally consists of Volkswagen, Waymo, Wayve, WeRide and lots of others.
Uber stated it will add Momenta’s robotaxis to the app beginning in Europe in early 2026, with security operators onboard.
Momenta CEO Xudong Cao stated the partnership “completes the important thing ecosystem wanted to scale autonomous driving globally.”
The plethora of offers on Uber’s finish — which span into trucking and supply — come as the corporate might count on to face potential competitors from Tesla, which plans to launch its first robotaxi service in Austin this summer season. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised that each one Tesla autos will in the future — with a mere software program replace — flip into totally self-driving autos for use for ride-hail.
Uber as soon as had its personal self-driving unit however offered the division to Aurora Innovation in 2020.
